About this role
Role: Procurement & Supplier Governance Manager (FTC) Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract – 6 Months Location: Knutsford (Hybrid) Role Overview: We are seeking a Procurement & Supplier Governance Manager to support supplier governance, third-party risk management, and procurement activities within a Financial Services environment. The successful candidate will work closely with Procurement, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Operational teams to help manage supplier relationships, support vendor risk processes, oversee governance activities, and ensure suppliers meet business and regulatory requirements. This role is ideal for someone with strong hands-on experience in supplier governance, vendor management, procurement operations, and third-party risk management who enjoys working across multiple stakeholders and driving process improvements. Key Responsibilities: Support the integration of procurement activities for a newly acquired business, ensuring alignment with existing procurement policies and processes. Maintain supplier and contract inventories, ensuring visibility of third-party relationships and contractual obligations. Identify and help address procurement and supplier management process gaps and control improvements. Support the maintenance and enhancement of procurement governance processes, policies, and standards. Coordinate Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) activities and support risk assessments and governance reviews. Manage supplier onboarding, due diligence activities, and ongoing supplier governance requirements. Partner with Legal, Risk, Compliance, Finance, Technology, and Operational teams on supplier-related matters. Support procurement remediation and control enhancement initiatives. Produce management information, governance reporting, and updates for stakeholders. Monitor supplier performance and assist with issue resolution and remediation activities. Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across Procurement and Supplier Management.